826NYC Benefit Edition - Thrilla In Manila

Beneficent Tuesday greetings, collectors! I'm really excited about today's edition, which is comprised of 222 original drawings created by Jane Mount + Jason Polan during last week's Thrilla in Manila draw-a-thon at Jen Bekman Gallery. For those who haven't been following along via the Thrilla Blog, proceeds from the sale of the draw-a-thon's fine art products are benefiting 826NYC.

Many intrepid collectors braved the frigid elements last night, all for the love of art and literacy, making their way down to Spring St. to attend our reception and benefit for this fine organization. For those of you not in possession of a proper winter coat and/or a NYC address, I humbly present to you today's Thrilla in Manila Benefit Edition. Like I said, every piece in this edition is an original drawing — each is unique and hand-signed by both artists.

After shaking the sand from my flip-flops on Sunday morning, I made my way to the gallery to inspect the wonderfulness that had transpired in my absence. And wonderful is exactly what it was. I selected 200 5"x7" drawings ($20 each), 20 11"x14" drawings ($200 each) and 2 22"x30" drawings ($2000 each) to include in today's edition, laughing all the way.

Now it's time for me to make your spirits bright by releasing them into the wilds of the interwebs for your collecting pleasure. Be forewarned, however, that a spirit of adventure is required! The drawing you get will be randomly selected from the pieces I assembled. You'll just have to trust me, but really that shouldn't be hard, right?

As savvy list subscribers, you're certainly familiar with the oeuvres of Jane Mount and Jason Polan, not to mention how they inspire each other. Output and inspiration aside, I can think of no better reason to throw fortune to the wind. Great art, great prices, great cause — shrewd move, you savvy collector, you!

Speaking of moves, we've got some slick ones up our sleeves here at 20x200 HQ. I'll be back very soon, perhaps even later today, with more on those — do stay tuned.

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